The Irish standard., 1887-06-18
tells on the coming generation.

tells on the coming generation
Father MEG Golrick read an address tt
the people. 1t recited that for Is yeals
appeals had been made not in vain fol
the cause of temperance; each year ha6
seen it grow as movement worthy o1
the best efforts of every true lover o.
his kind. Today it has won the kind
liest greetings on every side. AL ovel
the diocese the good done has been 81
apparent, the advantages so well stud
ed, that only those whose interest.
blinded them could refuse their praise
Everywhere the name OF .tht
Irish Catholics and their descendants
was raised in the estimation OF theil
fellow citizens.
On Recommendation of the constitu
tional committee and by unanimous
consent the constitution was amended
so that ladies' temperance societies
should be admitted on the same basis
as the cadet societies.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention met at l:3Op. m. Re.
ports of committees were first taken up,
after which the reports of the secretary
and treasurer for the past year were
read. The secretary's report showed
an increase of $50 during the past year.
and the treasurer s report showed bal.
ance of S132 on hand.
The next subject before the conven.
tion was the sele ction Of place to hold
the next convention. The delegates of
Winona rendered pressing invitation
to the G. Z. A. U. to hold their next
convention at that place. which was ac-
cepted.
J.J. Smith and Bernard O'Reil1y, of
Hennepin and Rev. Robt. Fitzgerald, of
Goodhue county. were elected as dele
gates to the National convention which
convenes at Philadelphia in August.
The election of State officers resulted
as follows: President, John O'Brien,
saltwater; first vice president, M. j..
Kennedy, Minneapolis; End vice presi-
dent, Michael O'Reilly, Minneapolis;
secretary, j. F. Carrere. st. Paul; treas
urer, P. E. Burke, Saltwater.
A vote of thanks was rendered the
Governor of Minnesota for the use of
House of Representatives; and three
rousing cheers we're given for the Ram
sey county organizations for the excel
lent manner in which the visiting dele
gates were entertained. A vote Of
thanks was given the retiring officers
for the efficient mannrr in which they
had performed the duties pertaining to
their respective Offices, after which the
most successful temperance convention
which has ever been held in the North
west adjourned.
A BANQUET AT EVENING.
At the Ryan hotel in the evening, a
banquet was rendered to the delegates
by the Ramsey county societies, at
which nearly 200 persons attended. The
banquet began at precisely 9 o'clock.
After doing jnstice to the menu Toast
master Treacy announced James F..
Shea, who sang a solo, after which
Rev. Father Danehy, of Faribault, spoke
on Ellis Holiness, the Pope" under
whose encouraging words we now pass
ON to victory. The next toast. ''Our
Guests" was responded to by J. R. Cor
rigan. Judge w. L. Kelly responded
to the toast. 1.-The Stars and Stripes,
May They Wave over Nation of Total
Abstainers." The next toast was on
s'Ireland, the Home of Father Mathew .
responded to by Bishop Ireland. L. D..
O'Brien responded to the toast, ''The
Twin Cities May They Clasp
ance." John O'Brien, the newly
elected president of the union, gave a
short address on the noble work the
union had accomplished and the bril-
liant prospect in store for it. J. j. Ryder
responded to the toast, 1.-The State of
Minnesota, Ever Loyal to the Cause, !"
and the last toast Of the evening was
by Rev. Father Stanley on ''The La
dies Societies..
Many of the delegates attending the convention
have been seen at previous conventions. As a
rule they are workers. their familiarity with rou-
tine work and their knowledge of parliamentary
tactics giving them more prominence than those
| under fire. for the first time. We give below a
few who came before our immediate notice:
NJ. J. Moran, West St. Paul, coal dealer.
J. J. Carrigan, Byrnesville; occupation, farmer.
Thos. Williams. Corcoran; occupation, farmer.
T.B. Smith, Austin. A hard worker in any
| cause.
John and W. j. O'Reilly, Belle Creek. Always
| in line.
J. H. Kildea, Rice county, always found in the
| front ranks.
NJ. F. Madden, Rochester. One of Rochester's
worthy lawyers.
Geo. Murphy, of Faribault, was among the visi-
tors to the convention.
P. E. Burke, Saltwater, the tried and true
| treasurer of the C. T. A. q.
Patrick Keyes, Saltwater, who never neglects
the interests of his constituents.
Hugh McMannus, q good looking Minneapoli-
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